Cassie and Angel sat back and watched as their mother went on a cleaning rampage after dinner.
For nine-year-olds the twins were extremely sharp and knew something was very off about the whole situation. Their first indication that something wasn't right was when Uncle Remus arrived right before dinner and all the adults went off to talk in private.
They only discussed things in private when something was seriously wrong, or was something to do with the order.
Cassie frowned, "Why do you think she's cleaning so much, do you think we are going to have guests?"
"Well that certainly makes sense, do you think they are going to tell us who is coming, or are we just going to have to ask?" Angel said following her mother's movement with her eyes.
"Maybe we should get one of the boys or Jalene to ask so we can gauge her reaction." Cassie murmured thoughtfully.
Getting up the twins started off to their youngest sibling's room, which was at the end of the hallway on the second floor.
Angel quickly knocked on the door before pushing it open and going in with Cassie fast on her heels.
Jalene was playing with a pretty doll, and looked up when they entered and gave an innocent smile.
"Hey Cassie, Angel are you here to play with me?"
Cassie and Angel exchanged a look. They knew that their sister wasn't the sweet little darling their parents thought she was, and that smile was too innocent for their liking.
"Not at the moment Jalene." Angel started.
"We were actually hoping you'd help us do something." Cassie picked up.
"Oh?" Jalene began to brush the dolls hair, "What kind of help?"
"Well have you noticed how mum's been acting weird since she and dad talked to Uncle Remus?" Cassie asked sitting next to her little sister and picking up a brush to help her get a tangle out of the doll's hair.
Jalene looked thoughtful for a minute and wrinkled her nose in confusion. "Oh that?" She asked in a dismissive voice.
"That what?" Angel asked intrigued.
"Why mummy has been acting all weird." Jalene stated as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
Angel and Cassie looked at each other before fastening their gaze on the five-year-old.
"You know why they are all acting odd?" They asked together.
"Uh huh, sure I do, after all I did kind of hear." Jalene then began to change the doll's dress.
"What did you hear?" Angel asked quickly glancing at her twin.
"What will you give me if I tell you?" Jalene asked innocently, then looked up at them and smirked.
Cassie and Angel looked annoyed. Then Cassie sighed for she knew only one thing would truly please her little sister.
"We'll help you prank Uncle Sirius." Cassie said while rolling her eyes.
Jalene practically jumped with glee, for she had been trying to prank Sirius for a year now and had yet to succeed; but with the twins help and planning she would finally be able to do it.
"Deal!" She said quickly smiling.
"Well come on Jalene, tell us what they said." Angel demanded leaning forward.
"Oh nothing too important, just something about finding Harry, and that he was coming to live with us." Jalene stated but then frowned. "Who's Harry anyways?"
"Harry…"Angel said with wide eyes.
"Is our brother." Finished Cassie with equally wide eyes.
Jalene laughed at that. "No he isn't, don't you think I'd remember a brother named Harry! You two are silly." She stated condescendingly then went back to her doll.
Cassie and Angel shared a significant look before they left the room to return to their own.
"Do you really think it is him?' Cassie asked sitting on her bed and looking thoughtful.
"It would have to be. Who else would cause the house to go all crazy like that?" Angel replied.
"True, but I still think we should ask some one. Uncle Remus maybe?" She replied.
"I think that is a great idea, but if mum and dad haven't told us yet I doubt our godfather will." Angel is said in an unhappy voice.
They both sighed and laid back on their beds deep in thought.
Meanwhile elsewhere in the Potter household
Raidon looked over at this older brother Jadon and watched as he slowly poured the paint into the bucket
"Are you sure this is going to work? I mean last time he did avoid it." Raidon exclaimed as he started to tie the rope around the handle, and fix the knots.
"Of course I'm sure! The only reason dad missed last time was because Cassie squealed. This time it is sure to work. We'll just wait until every one leaves and then tie it over the fireplace, after all dad will be flooing in right before lunch; he'll floo in and then take a step forward hitting the string…and when he does…" Jadon said trailing off grinning to himself.
"What if somebody else floos through first?" Raidon asked finishing the last knot.
"We're not expecting anybody so all is good, after all no matter what it'll be a good laugh." Jadon shrugged off the question then paused.
"What do you think about feathers?" He asked with another grin.
"James we need to tell them before he gets here." Lily said as she wrapped her arms around her husband's chest.
"I know we do honey, but I think we should do it right before Harry and Albus get here. I'm sure they will be surprised, but I don't think we should tell them tonight, or they will be too excited to sleep, and one more day won't hurt them." James answered turning to look into his wife's captivating eyes.
Literally over night all the worry lines that had marred her beautiful face had disappeared and she didn't look a day over twenty.
True Lily had always been pretty, but when they found Harry time seemed to reverse and she seemed to revert to the mother who she was before she lost her son seven and ½ years ago.
Leaning forward he kissed her gently and pulled her closer.
"We should try to get some sleep; after all tomorrow we met the missing part of our family." James whispered into his wife's silky hair, and then he reached over and turned the lamp out before pulling his love close to his heart.
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The next morning things at the Potters were frantic. Lily was up early to finish cleaning and to make a breakfast for the family plus Sirius his wife, and Remus.
She had just finished cooking when at nine o'clock the whole brood came flying into the kitchen and began to load their plates.
Little Jalene was still half-way asleep and was currently pouring orange juice in her cereal with out even noticing the fact. When she took a bite she scrunched up her nose in a cute way and looked down at the bowl. Pushing the ruined cereal away she stated in on pancakes instead. Lily handed the small girl some syrup, just to be on the safe side, and then started to pick at her own pancakes.
She was extremely nervous. Today would be the day that she saw her baby for the first time in nearly eight years.
Where she lacked in appetite Sirius and James more than made up for it. They were currently seeing who could eat the most bacon and already had their plates loaded full of it.
Sarah Black was sitting next to Remus and was discussing a nifty new charm she learned the other day and the uses for it.
The morning talk started off with light banter thrown between the boys and Sirius and James, while Cassie and Angel kept throwing speculative glances at one another. Finally Cassie leaned over to Remus and whispered where only he could hear.
"Uncle Moony (here she used the name she knew he always loved) is there something that we should know about?"
Remus looked over at his goddaughters. "Not at the moment, why do you ask?"
Angel just gave Remus a sad look and sighed. "Fine then you do not have to tell us. It's not like we are your goddaughters or anything."
Remus just raised his eyebrow. "Oh?"
"Yes 'Oh'." Cassie replied back with an impatient edge to her voice.
"Well I am not quiet sure what you are talking about girls, but if it's what I think it is then you'll find out soon enough." Moony stated.
"So there is something we should know then?" Angel asked with a gleam to her eye.
"Like I said you'll find out in due time." Remus said with a chuckle at the girls' obvious disappointment.
Lily chose at that moment to speak up.
"I need everyone here to meet me at eleven thirty in the living room so that your father and I can tell you some important news."
The boys quickly agreed sharing sideway glances while Jalene simply looked bored.
After breakfast everybody quickly disappeared to set their own plans in action.
Lily quickly did the dishes, and then headed up to the room they had started to fix up for Harry the previous day and started to finish it up.
Finishing nearly an hour later she rushed down to the kitchen to make a quick lunch to set out before Harry and Albus arrived.
If she had been paying attention she would have noticed the two pairs of eyes that would follow her every movement just waiting for her to leave the kitchen.
Finally at 11:20 Lily put the last dish on the table and headed towards the living room to speak with her children about who was coming.
Back in the kitchen two small boys began to tie two buckets above the fireplace quickly for they knew that they had to meet with their mother soon.
Finishing their work they grinned widely and skipped off to the living room.
When they got there they sat down in two arm chairs and smirked at each other; a smirk that died soon when they saw their father, uncles, and aunt walk through the door and also take seats.
Noticing their down faces Remus threw them a suspicious glance before turning to look at James and Lily who were exchanging nervous glances.
Once all the children arrived James cleared his throat and began.
"We asked you here today to tell you something that will affect our whole family. All of you that you had an older brother named Harry that went missing when he was three." Seeing all the children nod except to Jalene he continued, "Recently we've received some amazing news."
James paused for a break and stared at his children.
"Harry has been found and he's coming to leave with us." Lily finished with tears threatening to slip out of her eyes.
Jalene just shrugged, while Angel and Cassie passed a significant look. Raidon and Jadon simply looked gob smacked.
"We have our brother back?" Jadon asked.
"What's he like? Raidon asked in awe at the possibility.
"You'll see when he arrives." Remus answered in amusement.
Little Jalene frowned, "When is he coming?"
James glanced at his watch, "Some time between now and lunch I should think."
Just as the words left his mouth a large crash could be heard from the kitchen followed buy a liquid hitting the ground.
Rushing out of the kitchen the family went to see what all the commotion was.
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Harry woke up quiet early on the morning he was suppose to meet his parents and could not go back to sleep from a mixture of nervousness, excitement, and also a feeling of lost, for in a way he would be leaving his family today.
He decided to make the most of his time here, and after he took a shower and dressed he made his way down to the kitchen to make breakfast for his grandparents.
They knew he was leaving at seven so he could meet his biological family over lunch. So after thirty minutes of cooking Harry's grandparents came down the stairs looking shocked that 1) he was up this early, and 2) that he actually cooked something edible.
The breakfast was good, but the conversation was non-existent and the air was draped in sadness and lost.
After clearing away the plate Harry quickly made his way to his grandmother's side and enveloped her in a tight hug, which she immediately returned with a few tears leaking down her face.
"I'm sorry gran." Harry said softly, for he did feel extremely guilty of the pain he was causing this family. But he took comfort in the fact that it would have happened even if did not merge with his other self.
"Don't be Jamie, you can't help what happened to you, and I'll always be honored to know that you are my grandson." She said firmly back, and then planted a quick kiss on his forehead.
"Now go ahead and get what you are taking with you to England so that you won't have to lug it down when the headmaster arrives." His grandfather said from the doorway, watching the scene with sad eyes.
Following his grandson to his room he helped carry down the luggage and sat it near the fire place.
At six-forty five a firm knock came upon the door and Alice went to permit Albus Dumbledore entry.
"Ah Jamie you are ready good, good." Dumbledore said in his usual aloof voice.
Harry resisted the urge to frown at the aging man and his seeming lack of caring towards his grandparents' emotions.
He gave him a stiff nod before looking back at his grandparents.
"Sir, how are we traveling there? For it must be a magical mean if we are to get there before lunch." Harry stated.
Dumbledore nodded his head sagely.
"Yes we will be flooing there; I've already had the Delhommes connected so that you may visit them." He answered.
Harry attempted to look confused, "Floo?"
"Yes floo as in by floo powder. That reminds me!" The headmaster said while digging in his robes for something.
Finally finding what he was looking for he pulled out a large pot of floo powder from his robe.
"This is floo powder, simply take a pinch and throw it into the flames, step in and state your destination." Dumbledore replied calmly.
Harry nodded at the revered man.
"Sir would you like to go first so that I may watch, and so I can say my goodbyes." Harry asked.
"Ah." Dumbledore's eyes finally seemed to lose a bit of their twinkle as he seemed to realize the pain the adult couple was in.
The aged man picked up one of Harry's suitcases and moved towards the fire before placing the pot of floo powder on the mantle.
"Of course Mr. Potter, when you are ready to come through just grab a pinch of powder," here he took a pinch, "and throw it into the flames," once again he did as said, "and finally step into the fire and call out your destination," smiling sympathetically at them he stepped into the fire and called out, "Potter Pride!"
After the man had disappeared Harry turned back to his grandparents and practically jumped on them.
Chuckling weakly his grandfather ruffled his hair in affection while his grandmother simply hugged him back and rubbed his back.
They stayed like for a long moment before Alice pushed him back to look into his face.
"Now Jamie, it's time for you to go and meet your parents." She said in a strong voice that ardently supported her will power.
"Show them that we raised you right, that you're a good boy, and that we love you." She went on to say, and then once again pulled him into a loving hug.
Letting go she pushed him towards his grandfather who took him in to an awkward hug and patted his back.
"We'll always be here for you when you decide to come for a visit, or when you simply need some one to rely on Jamie." David whispered in a strained voice.
Then he pushed him towards his bags and the fireplace.
"Better go on before that man comes back for you." He said with a slight smile.
Harry picked up his knapsack and slung it around his back and then gave one last nod to his grandparents before flooing away to a new life.
What he saw when his vision stopped spinning and he stumbled out of the fireplace was not what he expected at all.
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The Potters, the Blacks and Remus all ran to the kitchen to see what had crashed and came up short at the site that met their eyes, for there in the kitchen sitting on his rear was the famed Albus Dumbledore. That in its' self would have been noteworthy, but he was also covered in a sticky black paint and covered in feathers.
In the shocked silence that followed the esteemed headmaster got to his feet and looked over his glasses at the collected group.
For James and Sirius it was simply too much and they fail to the floor laughing themselves senseless, while Lily was glaring at two cowering boys that were attempting to hid behind a very amused Remus.
Just when she was about to yell at them and make them apologize to the headmaster, the fire flared green and out stumbled a miniature version of James.
Harry quickly took a look around the crowd and then his eyes landed on Dumbledore.
His eyes widened in shock and it was only because of his strong mental control that he wasn't rolling in the floor with his father and godfather.
Turning his eyes back to the crowd he scans them with his eyes and counted five children, all of whom looked to be his siblings. Finally his eyes to came rest on his mother, and as green met green time seemed to stand still as he stared into her eyes.
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OK because I know some of you will ask included below are Harry's siblings' ages.
Angelique Evelyn Potter-9
Castanea Brenna Potter-9
Jadon Bram Potter-8
Raidon Jasper Potter-7
Jalene Cadee Potter-5